Reviews / Del Maguey Wild Papalome
Review · · by The Editors
Del Maguey Wild Papalome
Papalome – cupreata and potatorum ensamble from San Pedro Teozacoalco
Score: 3.5/5 agaves
- Producer: Del Maguey Mezcal
- Maestro: Fernando Caballero Cruz
- Region: San Pedro Teozacoalco, Oaxaca
- Agave: Papalome, Tobala
- ABV: 48%
- Price: $70 ($$)
Verdict
Wild Papalome is Del Maguey at its most generous – cupreata and tobalá together at 48%, with Fernando Caballero Cruz composing rather than blurring. Buy this alongside the Wild Tepextate and Wild Jabalí for a flight that reminds you why Del Maguey mattered before Vida took over the brand's identity. A bottle that earns its place.
Two wild agaves in conversation, brand-scale but still specific
Tasting notes
Nose: Honey. Then stone fruit, dry herbs, a floral lift
Palate: Cupreata and tobalá blended at 48% under Fernando Caballero Cruz – floral-honey character with a mineral backbone, wild-agave complexity at brand scale
Finish: Dry, faintly spicy
The bottom line
Part of the Wild series worth collecting
Where to buy online
We found this bottle at 3 US retailers. Prices and stock vary – click through to check.
- K&L Wines
- Wooden Cork – $139.99
- Old Town Tequila